Old Buckle w/ question

[skarmajunga]

Can anyone help id the age of this buckle, never found one before. Dug at 8" in old farm field

 

[trapperart]

You might want to post a pic of the chape with something for a size comparison. Nice find

 

[toasted]

Mid to late 1700s shoe buckle guts. Id go back and look for the rest of it

 

[Ahab8]

This is a pic from my shoe buckle reference book to give you an idea of what the buckle may have looked like and how it all went together. Great sign for sure

 

[crabstang44]

nice

 

[RVRoamer76]

Nice Buckle... Congrats!!

 

[sutphin]

NEET BUCKLE.

 

[scruggs]

Sweet find!

 

[JeffInMass]

Awesome find- starting to expect that kind of find every time you go out!

-- Jeff --

 

[port ewen ace]

STUNNER

 

[skarmajunga]

I am shocked I actually found a colonial shoe buckle! Thanks everyone for the help identifying this relic.

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap, 1720-90 shoe buckle guts.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Hope you're able to find the rest of that shoe buckle frame on your return trip!

Dave

 

[historyhunterspa]

Looks like a colonial shoe buckle,late 1700s.

 

[historyhunterspa]

Sorry not whole buckle,but the frame. Very nice find.

 

[Hal2k]

Great find, congrats!!